U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and several elected officials are urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve a $6.1 million extension of the Nassau County Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, which is set to expire on Sept. 30.

The Village Pride Party will host a fundraiser called “A Taste of East Rockaway” on Sept. 17 to help cover repairs to the restaurant B Bistro: A Taste of Vietnam and the VIP Love Your Pet grooming shop on Main Street in East Rockaway, after they were damaged by a fire in August.

The Mike Palumbo era could not have gotten off to a better start for the Lynbrook girls’ soccer team. For the second straight season, the Lady Owls won their season opener over Valley Stream North, this time by a 5-1 score in a non-league match on Sept. 5.

With her arms rapidly pumping back and forth by her side, hands in fists, Subhadra Shah, 80, picked up speed, as she walked down her block, with her husband, Anirudh Shah, 85, following closely behind her, in a similar way.

In response to several instances of hate crimes and anti-Semitism in the U.S., New York lawmakers recently announced legislation aimed at ensuring that “students are taught the hateful intolerance of the swastika and noose” and other symbols of hatred in order to educate them about the history of those symbols.